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TechEdSat 1 (TES 1)
TechEdSat 1 [SJSU]
TechEdSat 1 (Technical and Educational Satellite) was a 1U CubeSat. It was built as a conjoined project between San Jose State University (SJSU) and ÅAC Microtec in Sweden, with NASA Ames oversight.
The mission of this satellite is to evaluate Space Plug-and-play Avionics (SPA) designed in Sweden by ÅAC Microtec and to perform a communications experiment utilizing the Iridium and Orbcomm satellite phone networks.
TechEdSat 1 was launched on board of HTV 3 to the International Space Station, from where it was deployed on 4 October 2012.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology, education |
| Operator: | SJSU, ÅAC Microtec, NASA Ames Research Center |
| Contractors: | SJSU, ÅAC Microtec, NASA Ames Research Center, Pumpkin (structure) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | CubeSat (1U) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 3 months |
| Mass: | 1 kg |
| Orbit: | 402 km × 422 km, 51.65° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TechEdSat 1 (TES 1) | 1998-067CQ | 21.07.2012 | Ta YLP-2 | H-2B-304 | with HTV 3 (Kounotori 3), SCaN-Testbed, MCE, Raiko, WE WISH, FITSat 1, F 1 |
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Further TechEdSat 1 missions:
- TechEdSat 1 (TES 1)
TechEdSat 2 (TES 2)- TechEdSat 2 (TES 2, PhoneSat 1b)
- TechEdSat 3p, 4 (TES 3p, 4)
- TechEdSat 5 (TES 5)
- TechEdSat 6 (TES 6)
- TechEdSat 7 (TES 7)
- TechEdSat 8 (TES 8)
- TechEdSat 9 (TES 9)
- TechEdSat 10 (TES 10)
- TechEdSat 11 (TES 11)
- TechEdSat 12 (TES 12)
- TechEdSat 13 (TES 13)
- TechEdSat 14 (TES 14)
- TechEdSat 15 (TES 15)
